Contamination fears after Ukraine loses British tank

For comparison, Russia has been equipping their modern tanks with depleted uranium since Dec 2018.
https://tass.com/defense/1036958

And the Ukrainians have been destroying those tanks...
https://gagadget.com/en/war/253241-ukrainian-assault-squad-destroyed-russian-upgraded-t-80bvm-tank/

Wait what, a tank in a warzone got blown up? Who could have predicted something like this could have happened? Totally unexpected and I am sure no one thought this was possible before sending it in. It's almost like there is a cost to war.